{"id":82549,"date":"2025-08-20T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/82549\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:47:14","slug":"supercars-news-tech-whiz-flags-anti-balance-of-performance-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/82549\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Tech whiz flags ‘anti-Balance of Performance’ fix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ipswich event highlighted the issue of drivers at the bottom end of pit lane not being able to complete as many laps in the 10-minute qualifying segments as those at the head of the pack.<\/p>\n

Among the teams caught out in Queensland was PremiAir Racing, whose drivers Richie Stanaway and James Golding qualified just 22nd and 26th respectively for the opening race.<\/p>\n

PremiAir\u2019s place as the ninth team in pit lane was a contributing factor, given its drivers were among those unable to complete a second flying lap during the critical final moments.<\/p>\n

Those at the top of pit lane, including eventual polesitter Broc Feeney, were able to complete a pair of two-lap runs in the Q1 segment before advancing to Q2.<\/p>\n

PremiAir\u2019s competition director noted \u201cthe execution of the team was not very good\u201d during the Ipswich session but has flagged a push for a format change.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe planned to do two laps, and we couldn\u2019t, we missed the second lap, which means we missed some places. We shouldn\u2019t have been in the 20s,\u201d Lacroix explained in a team video.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a couple of elements there which we must understand what we need to do in qualifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis may change in the future because Supercar has understood that the people which are in the second half of the grid now cannot usually do two-lap and two-lap (a pair of two-lap runs).\u201d<\/p>\n

Supercars\u2019 pit lane order is set by the current teams\u2019 championship standings, which effectively means those already enjoying a strong season get a further leg-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an anti-BoP, Balance of Performance. It means the teams which are not the best are even [less] chance to do a good lap, which doesn\u2019t help moving forward,\u201d Lacroix continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we are going to change, it\u2019s being talked [about], to give some more time for the first quali so that every single driver is allowed to do what he needs to get into the second quali.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supercars deploys three different qualifying formats throughout the season, with 10-minute Q1 segments currently set to feature at the three Finals events following the Endurance Cup.<\/p>\n

Q2 segments were already extended from eight to 10 minutes following the season-opening Sydney 500.<\/p>\n

The category faces a balance between allowing enough time for all drivers to enjoy an equal qualifying chance while not making the segments too long and having periods of empty track.<\/p>\n

There are also variables in the length of each circuit and how late the leaders leave the pit lane at the start of the second run.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ipswich featured two very different Saturday qualifying sessions as the second was hit by a downpour as the drivers ventured onto the circuit for Q2.<\/p>\n

With the rain getting heavier, that meant the first lap \u2013 completed on slicks \u2013 was the only one that mattered.<\/p>\n

Stanaway qualified an impressive fourth which, according to Lacroix, could have been pole if PremiAir had a better pit lane position.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s on a slick tyre or the wet tyre he\u2019s going to find that little grip or confidence that allow him to go a bit faster,\u201d Lacroix said of the Kiwi\u2019s wet weather skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was P4 but 30 seconds behind Feeney [on the road]\u2026 if he had been going out 30 seconds earlier [with better track conditions], he would probably have been on pole.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what Richie has got in him, he\u2019s a fantastic driver, we all know that. If we can transfer that feel he\u2019s got on the wet into a feel on the dry, we\u2019d have a fantastic driver.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golding and Stanaway are 15th and 20th in the championship respectively after Ipswich, having both finished inside the top 10 in Sunday\u2019s 200km race.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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